Popular Culture as an Educative Site Regarding the January 6,2021 Insurrection: Grappling With Complexity Through Intersectional Analyses a Special Issue of Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies

Abstract

The insurrection that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 is distinct because of its deep ties to White supremacist rhetoric and mobilization. What is also significant is the undeniable role of popular media in establishing the discourse, leadership, and plans that made the event possible. This special issue uses intersectional analysis to interrogate why/how the uprising occurred, and to imagine education as a critical intervention toward countering the bigotry at the day’s root. Together, the articles advance the argument that what the world witnessed that day was White privilege, real or imagined, fighting to preserve itself.

Keywords

intersectional theory popular culture media critical media literacy White supremacy

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